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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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